US President Donald Trump is expected to sign a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that restores his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran and aims to deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon, a US official said.
The move brings back the tough…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel says gunman kills two soldiers at West Bank checkpoint
A gunman attacked an Israeli military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, fatally wounding two soldiers before troops shot him dead, the military said.
The shooting took place in the morning at a military post in Tayasir in the…
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Hamas may see diminishing returns in parading hostages
Hamas has used the hostage deal and ceasefire to create staged events during the hostage releases every week. These have led to harrowing images of crowds of men surrounding the hostages, filming them and jeering at them. This is designed…
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Some Palestinian prisoners released by Israel arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the January 19 ceasefire agreement with Hamas arrived in Turkey on Tuesday after being deported first to Egypt, the Turkish foreign minister and the Hamas prisoners media office said.
Among…
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US and partners continue fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Five ISIS operatives were killed in a precision air strike by Iraq, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on February 4. The strike actually happened on January 31. “Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), enabled by CENTCOM forces, conducted precision…
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Ocalan 'highly likely' to call for PKK disarmament: Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party
A much anticipated statement by jailed Kurdish militant Abdullah Ocalan will very likely include a call for the Kurdistan Workers Party to disarm, Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party has said.
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Pakistan denies involvement as Hamas negotiates hosting of prisoners
[Islamabad] – Hamas said on Monday that Pakistan has agreed to host 15 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israeli custody under a recent ceasefire agreement. However, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has denied any knowledge of the…
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Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector grows at fastest rate in over a decade
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics said last week that the kingdom’s non-oil GDP growth rate was up 4.3% from 2023, while oil activities declined by 4.5%.
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Israeli military troops killed gunman in West Bank
Israel’s military said Tuesday its forces killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank who had fired at soldiers.
The Israel Defense Forces said the exchange of gunfire took place at a checkpoint in the village of Tayasir.
Israeli emergency…
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Romantic drama triggers government crackdown on Iranian filmmakers
A romantic drama about an elderly couple who share a night together to escape their loneliness has landed its Iranian directors with legal charges and pressure to stop its release internationally.
The feel-good movie called “My Favourite Cake”…
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